WODB

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WODB

Broadcast area	Columbus, Ohio
Branding	B-107-9
Slogan	Classic Top 40
First air date	2001
Frequency	107.9 (MHz)
Format	Oldies
ERP	2,600 watts
Class	B
Owner	Franklin Communications, Inc.(division of Saga Communications)
Website	www.b1079.com

WODB is an FM radio station licensed to Delaware, Ohio located at 107.9 MHz. The station operates out of a facility located in Columbus, Ohio and serves the Columbus metro area.

WODB currently broadcasts an oldies format as "B-1079". The station also operated briefly as "Oldies 107.9","Oldies B108" and "Oldies 108" but opted to stress the 107.9 MHz frequency in an effort to reduce listener confusion and differentiate itself from the former "B97" in Columbus. The station is still playing oldies, but its new slogan is "Classic Top 40" replacing the previous slogan: "feel good oldies all the time."

Prior to becoming an oldies station, WODB operated as WXST "Star 107.9" from May 1998 until July 24, 2001, and played primarily Top 40-based '80s music. WXST was widely credited as the first radio station in the U.S. to broadcast an '80s-based format full-time. The WXST call letters were inspired by the former WXGT ("92X") in Columbus. The web site for "Star 107.9" has been restored and now operates as a tribute site to the original WXST "Star 107.9", once again streaming 80's hits, along with voice overs by the original DJs, biographies and detailed history of WXST "Star 107.9".

Before committing to '80s music, WXST 'stunted' briefly by airing a freeform mix of music promoted on-air as the "Wheel of Formats".

The station switched to oldies only after Columbus station WBNS-FM switched from oldies to adult contemporary. This switch left no FM oldies station in the Columbus metro area, so WXST quickly moved to fill this void. In the process, the Columbus area lost its only '80s station.

Prior to 1998, the station operated using the call letters WLYR (as "Lite Rock 108"). Before becoming WLYR, the station operated as WCEZ (as "Easy 108".)

WODB is owned by Franklin Communications, a subsidiary of Saga Communications.

[edit] External links

• WODB Oldies 107.9
• Star 107.9 America's First 80's Radio Station
• Billboard: '80s mania reaches new heights with the unveiling of Columbus' Star 107.9

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